About the Mirror Geometry Feature User Interface
The Mirror Geometry tab consists of a tab with a collector, tabs, and shortcut menus.
Commands
• Mirror Plane
◦ Plane collector—Collects the plane to mirror about.
Tabs
Use the tabs to add rule-based surface sets, and select chains for attachment options.
• References
◦ Surfaces collector—Displays surfaces from a single body or single quilt to mirror.
◦ Transform selected attachment rounds/chamfers check box—Mirrors the selected rounds and chamfers that attach the mirrored geometry to the model. If not checked, the selected attaching rounds and chamfers are removed and optionally recreated.
◦ Curves and datums collector—Displays curves and datums to mirror.
◦ Mirror plane collector—Displays a plane or an intent datum plane across which to mirror the geometry.
• Attachment—Shows options for attaching mirrored geometry to the original geometry.
◦ Attach mirrored geometry (default)—Attaches the mirrored geometry to geometry in the mirrored location.
◦ Create round/chamfer geometry (default)—Recreates rounds or chamfers after mirroring geometry.
◦ Bounding edges—Collects edges that act as boundaries for geometry. Click Details to open the Chain dialog box.
◦ Next—Finds the next solution when there are multiple solutions.
◦ Previous—Finds the previous solution when there are multiple solutions.
◦ Maintain solution topology—Fails regeneration when the model changes and the same solution type can not be reconstructed.
• Options
◦ Extending surfaces—Collects extending surfaces to be split.
◦ Splitting surfaces—Collects the surface to extend when splitting surfaces.
◦ Flip—Switches between the split surfaces.
• Properties—Shows the name of the feature. Click
to display information in the browser.
Shortcut Menus
Right-click the graphics window to access shortcut menu commands.
• Mirror Items—Collects the geometry to mirror.
• Mirror curves and datums—Collects curves and datums to mirror.
• Mirror Plane—Collects the plane to mirror about.
• Bounding edges—Collects edges that act as boundaries for geometry.
• Splitting surfaces—Splits surfaces shared by two solids when only one solid is mirrored.
• Extending surfaces—Extends a surface to the moved geometry.
• Clear—Clears the active reference collector.
• Transform selected attachment rounds/chamfers—Mirrors the selected rounds and chamfers that attach the mirrored geometry to the model. If not checked, the selected attaching rounds and chamfers are removed and optionally recreated.
• Attach mirrored geometry—Attaches the mirrored geometry to geometry in the mirrored location.
• Create Round/Chamfer Geometry—Recreates rounds or chamfers after mirroring geometry.
• Next—Finds the next possible solution.
• Previous—Finds the previous solution when there are multiple solutions.
• Maintain solution topology—Fails regeneration when the model changes and the same solution type can not be reconstructed.